SOLUTION: Lynn wants to make 10kg of mixed nuts in which 1/4 of the nuts are almonds. If 1/3 of the Good Shell nuts and 1/5 of the Nutalicious nuts are almonds, how much of each type should
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Question 928680: Lynn wants to make 10kg of mixed nuts in which 1/4 of the nuts are almonds. If 1/3 of the Good Shell nuts and 1/5 of the Nutalicious nuts are almonds, how much of each type should be used in the mixture?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Lynn wants to make 10kg of mixed nuts in which 1/4 of the nuts are almonds. If 1/3 of the Good Shell nuts and 1/5 of the Nutalicious nuts are almonds, how much of each type should be used in the mixture?
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Almonds Equation: (1/3)g + (1/5)n = (1/4)10
Quantity Equation: g + n = 10 kg
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Modify::
20g + 12n = 15*10
20g + 20n = 20*10
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Subtract and solve for "n"::
8n = 5*10
8n = 50
n = 6.25 kg (amt of Nutalicious nuts)
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g = 10-6.25 = 3.75 kg (amt of Good Shell nuts)
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